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And by "that" I mean the entire last year or so of my life. At the end of 2017, things were going well...well-ish...with my writing and learning about how one monetizes ideas and I was beginning to find my way a little bit in a world I know nothing about. I had begun making goofy parenting … Continue reading Well, That Didn’t Go As Planned

I'm experimenting with video blogs on YouTube, so here is a video I made talking about how to stop those crazy, irrational toddler tantrums...or at least keep your sanity during the fit. https://youtu.be/fl5zKhvCeSo

I'm fully aware that everyone and their brother who has a blog wrote about the election, but I'm pretty sure it's a requirement to keeping your blogger status, so here's mine. I suppose I should start by saying that I did not vote for Donald Trump. I thought about writing this without mentioning that at … Continue reading America the Beautiful

I like the show 30 Rock. Tina Fey is hilarious and I feel a special bond with her character Liz Lemon. When I was 12 I wanted to be a writer for Saturday Night Live. It turns out that I am not that funny nor do I posses the guts to move to New York … Continue reading Best Mom Tip #118: Ignore the tv

for the Amazing Race! This is a game my husband (and some of our friends) like to play. It is based on the idea that most married or dating couples on CBS's show The Amazing Race tend to look as though counseling, if not outright divorce, is in their near future. I am not sure … Continue reading Best Mom Tip #117: Choose your partner..

If I am honest, I have to admit that I do not own an actual HazMat suit. What I do have are my husband's candy-cane-print pajama bottoms and a maternity tank top covered in goo. I have been pooped on 3 times today. I was barfed on once. It is easier to point out the … Continue reading Best Mom Tip #115: Invest in a HazMat suit

I have mentioned, once or twice, that I cannot currently wear a lot of my clothes. This is primarily because of the 55 pound swing in my weight over the last year during my third pregnancy. Regardless of the reason, the result is that I have one pair of jeans that I wear pretty much … Continue reading Best Mom Tip #114: Buy multiples of your jeans

I can not do this all by myself. I can NOT do this all by myself. No matter how hard I try, I can not be or do all I expect without ever failing. Week before last I failed my daughter and I can't let it go. For about 10 minutes she was alone and … Continue reading Best Mom Tip #113: Repeat after me